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The annual Christmas Fund Drive-Thru Event is Nov. 24 at River Rock Casino Resort.
Photo courtesy Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives
Make wishes come true with Richmond Christmas Fund
By Don Fennell
Published 2:40 PST, Tue November 14, 2017
Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives invites you to
help make holiday wishes come true.
This Christmas season is the perfect time to
create memories that will last a lifetime, and contributing to the Richmond
Christmas Fund is a great way to help make them happen.
This week, book lovers of all ages can share
their passion for reading with those less fortunate. For most every purchase
between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday at Indigospirit at Richmond Centre, 15 per
cent will be donated to the Richmond Christmas Fund.
Then from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, the
third annual Richmond RCMP Toy Drive and Pancake Breakfast returns to Ironwood
Plaza.
Promising to be bigger and better than ever,
new, unwrapped toys donated to the Richmond Christmas Fund will be stuffed into
an RCMP squad car, with the goal of filling it up. Your donation of a toy, book
or a minimum $5 cash donation will also entitle you to a gift—a free pancake
breakfast.
For the first time, the Richmond Public
Library is also participating in the event, reading holiday-themed children’s
stories.
And there’s even talk Santa will be showing
up.
The RCMP Toy Drive is supported by the Rotary
Club of Steveston, McDonald’s, Save-On-Foods, Coast Capital Savings, Canadian
Tire and Tim Hortons.
Other upcoming fundraisers include the
Richmond Auto Mall’s Windows of Hope on Nov. 21, the 2017 Christmas Fund
drive-thru event Nov. 24 at River Rock Casino Resort, the Christmas Classic car
cruise on Dec. 3 through Steveston Village, Shopping Night at Splash Toy shop
Dec. 7, and the 11th annual Victor Ghirra Toy Drive Dec. 16 at Riverside Place
Banquet Hall.
This year, gift wrapping in support of the
Richmond Christmas Fund will be held exclusively at Lansdowne Centre shopping
mall. From Dec. 9 to Dec. 24, volunteers at the gift booth will wrap your
present with the skill of Santa’s elves in exchange for a donation to the fund.
People coming together in support of those
who need a little help over the Christmas season reflects the kind of
generosity synonymous with Richmond, says Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives
general manager Jocelyn Wong.
“That’s the key for me,” she says. “It
showcases what we’re here for. We’re not a national organization, we are a
program started by a community member (Ethel Tibbits) who saw a need in our
community. It continues to grow 85 years later.”
While Wong obviously wishes there wasn’t such
a need, she appreciates the fact that every year people step up to volunteer,
or support the Richmond Christmas Fund, in another way.
“That brings so much joy and warmth to my
heart,” she says.
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